Again you ask why need tourist visa? - so what the alternate you recommended is viable to all applications. ?

@Nick *********

so you answered your own question right? That’s what clarification is as needed 😊

Also to add up- the criteria they restrict and sometimes even case to case basis in here and other third countries is viable and practical- as lot of problems of illegal work and migration reports of some nationalities which I won’t speak but we all know! So in a way they are doing is right .

@Todd ********

true! Should be very much as you said., but the application goes to Thai consulate in third nation while applying there so the home nation funda doesn’t apply! As myself Indian national! I have heard people having hard time applying schenzen tourist visa in Thailand as Indian nationals- require permanent residency status or at least a work permit etc! So yes nationality wise discrepancies are there, may be I not have authentic source but yes some from our fb platform I read posts more often! But I guess the person who’s post is- might not have problem !

@Alex *****

visa on arrival and tourist visa - both are same ? In terms of duration of stay? Or might be some other differences too??

@Todd ********

yes it very much does in a third party second party and almost in their own country too! For example- India, srikanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan ( sorry I might be wrong) but as what I read have got rejected or tough time to get it from third country ! Won’t you agree?

@Darren ******

yes sir got it! How border run is a substitute of extension?

Thanks London Cunningham for the feedback

@Lyndon ***********

well again I am not English too! It’s the 4th language I learnt after 3 of my native languages ! So sorry I am not perfect at that too!

@Lyndon ***********

dm me- was Mis typed! Sorry not so high tech with mobile and social media lol